David Gray

I translate between computer and user, which are very different languages indeed.

Soon attending #InstCon, so hopefully lots of chewy EdTech goodness.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

As near as I can tell, all the planners for how we react on campus to COVID-19 are administrators, faculty, and staff. Um... who could we be missing... Nah, I'm sure that's everybody who is impacted.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

*sigh* As "use Canvas for all" is too much for many faculty to transition to online work for COVID-19 closures, "just email your students" is too little. Sorry not sorry, but you can't tell me your job can be immediately reduced to a correspondence course overnight. D'oh!

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

I've been asked for input into our "prepare in case of possible COVID-19 shutdown" plan, and my boss seems shocked that I'm not suggesting "everyone should start using Canvas." Plans need more nuance that a one size fits some solution.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@OnlineCrsLady Hmm, so "read less financial press" is the new "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"? And, agreed, no means no, and Instructure has a lot to learn about consent.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@OnlineCrsLady How did your institution decide what pronouns to populate the drop-down menu with?

(I really wish students could enter their own, rather than needing to select from pre-selected pronouns.)

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

Upon checking accessibility for somebody's 258 page syllabus, I have this to say: Remember all those EULA you agreed to for basically every piece of software and service you use? THAT is how students perceive your syllabus. #SimplifySyllabi

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@adolelo In retail they assume many customers may steal, yes. Which I suppose would be an argument to eliminate a code of conduct. To assume cheating but still claim assuming good conduct, that's just hypocrisy.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

Administration is looking for costs they can cut, but they don't seem to like my suggestion that we stop paying for online quiz proctoring and plagiarism checking tools.

Why have an academic code of conduct if we assume students will violate it? Why can't we trust the students?

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@adolelo I'm not sure that's a fair comparison. Steal from a store, and they have less. Not true of academia. (Not like we run out of learning or something.) Fairly sure faculty would love for the students to steal knowledge...

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@OnlineCrsLady When I suggest using the course syllabus as a public document, faculty always tell me students will avoid their courses if shown the syllabus ahead of time. That implies fairly grim things happen on day one of class though... :(

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@UnicheckEdu I love you guys at @UnicheckEdu, but even though I don't change time zones for this #InstCon, the only way I'm out and about at 6:15 AM is if I get to be cranky and drink a huge cup of coffee.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@TheHussman Game books go in "not as heavy shit" because they make your heart feel light, right?

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

I really try not to judge. But if your Inbox has 11,652 unread messages, and when you scroll through it looks like 75% of your messages ARE read, I don't sympathize when you complain you can't find the message you're looking for.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@NinjaWieldsLime Either style is acceptable... so long as the die isn't numbered 0-3.

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@OnlineCrsLady "Academic excellence" fee... wow. In the rest of the world, that's generally free, and called "not losing your customer base."

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@OnlineCrsLady I wonder how they'd react to a student bringing in a comic book of Hamlet... such exists, with the original language, no less. But would that be disallowed?!?

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@MeetingBoy What mistake? I didn't make a mistake, so obviously I don't need to prevent it happening again. Now, Tom, on the other hand... that guy needs to get it together!

[David Gray @DavidTheGray]

@emlarson BTW, looks like you could take Southwest air through Denver, and fly to the airport in Long Beach. I hate planes, but that would sure minimize the drive time...